Ekel (עקל) means basket in Hebrew.
It can also mean ballast. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
basket, ballast
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ekel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סל קלוע מנצרים או מענפים גמישים, המשמש להחזקת הזיתים תחת מכבש בית הבד.
- 2ימאותמשקולות ברזל שמניחים בתחתית הספינה כדי לייצבה, שלא תיטלטל לצדדים.
The word Ekel is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עֵקֶל
- Written without vowel points
- עקל
- Said
- ekel
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- עֲקָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֲקָלִים; עֵקֶל־, ר' עֶקְלֵי־
- Gematria
- 200
This is how Ekel is said in other languages.
- English
- basket, ballast
- French
- lest
- German
- Flechtwerk, Ballast
These words mean nearly the same as Ekel.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ekel.
The word Ekel is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אם לעקל ואם לעקלקלות
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These words come before and after Ekel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ekel.
What does Ekel (עקל) mean in Hebrew?
Ekel (עקל) means basket and ballast. It is said ekel, with the stress on e.
What is a synonym for Ekel (עקל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ekel (עקל) are נטל and זבורית.
What rhymes with Ekel (עקל)?
Words that rhyme with Ekel (עקל) include דקל and חידקל.
Is Ekel (עקל) masculine or feminine?
The word Ekel (עקל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֲקָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עקל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.